MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

A new city ordinance would allow Memphis to tear down ‘blighted’ buildings. How will it choose which to tackle?

A blight listening session was held inside the Lester Community Center on July 30. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America A ...
WLKY

LMPD’s concentration on urban blight leads to progress in crime reduction

THREE ZIP CODES. LMPD STRATEGIC PLAN TO FIGHT CRIME IN THE METRO APPEARS TO BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. BOTH HOMICIDES AND NON-FATAL SHOOTINGS ARE DOWN FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THERE ...
FOX40 News

Working Adults in Rural America Are Almost as Likely (50%) as Working Adults in Urban America (54%) to Have a Job That Pays at Least Middle-Class Wages, Georgetown University ...

Washington, DC, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) counters the public perception that rural localities have been ...
WWLTV

Urban League's 'State of Black America' report warns of national crisis

NEW ORLEANS — It’s a 24-page report that, according to former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, details a state of emergency. “We are in crisis, one like we’ve not seen before,” said Morial. The yearly ...